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January 2008
Demo 2008 – Continued
Getting ready for the next segment, here’s my continued Liveblog of the event, using CoverItLive. http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php?option=com_altcaster&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=e59d0046db&height=550&width=470 ### Ok it’s now over. If you want me to liveblog demo again tomorrow, send me an email to tell me that you found it useful or fun or whatever!
Dapper: A very cool service
It’s a little hard to explain and I didn’t manage to get it working myself yet, but still I am highly intrigued with Dapper. Dapper‘s tag line is: > “Get more traffic to your site. Easily provide new means for people to access your content (such as RSS). You can use Dapper to create feeds, widgets, and APIs with your content and links.” It’s a elegant and fancy screenscraping service, as far as I can tell. I think there may be a lot more to it and I intend to spend the time to learn all about it. Here’s a really excellent screencast showing how Dapper works.
Bill Clinton: First Lad or …
People wring their hands about the possibility of having Bill Clinton back in the white house as the first ever First Spouse, working mano-a-mano with Hillary. I like Bill Clinton a lot – I did when he was president and I still do. Yet I can understand the misgivings. In [today’s New York times:](ht...
Read more →Great coverage of Enterprise 2.0
In the Portals and KM blog, a pair of great articles about “Enterprise 2.0”. Bill Ives has been following and covering Enterprise 2.0, which I’ve seen [defined as “the Application of Web 2.0 technologies to workers using network software within an organization or business.”](http://blogs.zdnet.com/H...
Read more →What is a discontinuity?
This is what a discontinuity in a graph looks like 🙂 That’s the stock market from yesterday to today. The discontinuity is this morning before we heard of the Fed’s “Shock and Awe” move, lowering the prime rate by 3/4 percent.
Facebook Applications: Where they live
I’ve been learning and thinking about Facebook applications, which everyone else is also writing and thinking about… I will be posting about some of the interesting facts and insights as they come up. This one is fairly obvious if you think about it, but it may be a useful reminder. *Facebook appli...
Read more →Funny product catalog
Yes an online catalog can be funny. Click on the link to this Dutch site and just wait a few seconds. (Thanks Larry)
Is this good? Sun buys MySql!
From the Wall Street Journal: > “[snip…] Sun Microsystems Inc. has agreed to buy open-source software maker MySQL AB for $1 billion, and said its fiscal second-quarter net income nearly doubled on boosted margins, accor...
Read more →[GEEKY] What every programmer should know about …
It’s just the title of this post that caught my eye: “What Every Programmer Should Know About Memory, Part 1″: > “[snip…]The original document prints out at over 100 pages. We will be splitting it into about seven segments, each run 1-2 weeks after its predecessor. Once the entire series is out, Ulrich will be releasing the full text.[…snip…]” (from LWN.NET) I don’t know about you, but it may be just a little bit more than I want to know about memory 🙂
Looks like fun: Battle of the Tech Bands – Jan 22
I just came across this announcement for the ‘Battle of the Tech Bands’ on January 22 in Central Square (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.) “Musicians from Boston’s tech and tech-investment companies play their geeky hearts out—you pick the winners!” Sounds like fun! Check out the Battle of the Tech Bands here!
Rumorville: Microsoft – Amazon
Yes there’s been lots of rumors of Microsoft acquiring Yahoo, or Logitech. They come and go constantly. I am starting one (a rumor that is) that has not been mentioned Microsoft will buy Amazon....
Read more →It was inevitable: Sex comes to iLike
iLike is this really cool, really popular service which compares the music you like with others’ tastes as they play music in iTunes. It’s a handy way to discover ...
Electronic Voting: interesting new wrinkle
A lot has been written about electronic voting machines and their vulnerabilities. There is indeed something very primitive about the way we vote today, with markers on sheets of cardboards. You’ve got to believe that we will not always be using physical means, and that sooner or later it will be co...
Read more →Phone spam, charities and trust
In the New York Times, an editorial talks about a study that reveals rampant abuses in certain charitable causes(or organizations passing themselves as such) > “The public has rightly shown its empathy with wounded and troubled war veterans, ...
Read more →Temporal Gifts: travel through space and time
[Handmeon.com is a cool idea](/wp-admin/The%20idea%20behind%20gift%20ecology%20is%20to%20introduce%20objects%20-%20they%20can%20be%20store-bought,%20found,%20or%20handmade%20-%20into%20an%20ownership%20matrix%20that%20moves%20them%20along%20from%20recipient%20to%20recipient,%20accruing%20history%20a...
Read more →December 2007
Space Shuttle Software: YERO
Who would think that our advanced space fairing craft have a YERO (Year End Rollover) problem? From an article about the YERO problem: > “The YERO problem relates to the shuttle orbiter’s computers needing to reset through a change of year, which could cause a glitch on orbit.” (from Nasa News) I’ve been reading more about the pre-Shuttle space program. One factoid which is almost hard to believe was that the computers on the Apollo had the power of a modern day digital watch. I bet they didn’t have a YERO problem 🙂
Inner Beauty
If you know or remember the great Inner Beauty hot sauce, then you will be interested in this article whice (claims to) reveal the actual, original recipe for Inner Beauty Hotsauce. Let me warn you, it is very hot. I tried making a batch. It’s quite easy in the food processor. How did it come out? I would give it a B+ on my first attempt. It resembles the real thing but I thought the spicyness hid the flavor a little, and also it was a bit too watery. Next time I will try to up the mustard quantity a little. Still quite good, worth a try!
All I need is a pair of pants
Check out this post from apophenia (no I didn’t write it 🙂 > Dear Clothing Designers, I am disappointed in your lack of understanding of the diversity of women’s bodies. I trai...
Read more →What does Roger Clemens have in common with the Queen of England?
Youtube! > Here is Roger Clemens denying his use of steroids….. And here is The Official YouTube channel of the british monarchy…..